“As long as justice is postponed we always stand on the verge of these darker nights of social disruption”...so said Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech on March 14, 1968, just three weeks before he was assassinated.

Julian Assange Says Freedom of Expression on Twitter Has Been on an Inexorable Decline

Julian Assange Says Freedom of Expression on Twitter Has Been on an Inexorable Decline

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, said he is “looking for a decentralized / cryptographic alternative” to Twitter because freedom of expression on the site has been on an “inexorable decline.”

Assange asked why Twitter was censoring his images

Julian Assange, arguably one of the most influential men alive in recent years, is also unverified by Twitter, causing confusion for some people who get misled by identical looking Assange accounts.From Mintpress News Desk

Assange’s Twitter account, @JulianAssange, has beenconfirmed by WikiLeaks as his authentic personal account, a fact Twitter itself even acknowledged when it referencedthe authentic Assange account in its own writings.Assange has attempted to have his account verified since last October, but has repeatedly had his authentication request denied, despite Twitter’s “unofficial” admission that they know that @JulianAssange is the authentic account. Twitter has refused to issue a public statement as to why Assange’s account remains unverified.

Express.co.uk — Mr Assange said some pictures he has posted have since been marked as “sensitive media” by Twitter. He threatened to quit the site, saying it was “enslaved to its US jurisdiction and politics”. He ...Read more I 96 shared

Allen West Republic — Just like many conservative users, Julian Assange has discovered that Twitter makes up the rules and you have to play by them. Twitter owns the playing field and is Judge, Jury, and Executioner. Th...Read more I 6 shared